Aug 6, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu says he feels blessed after securing the chance to become a two-time world boxing champion. The International Boxing Federation has officially ordered super-welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his world title against the Australian son of a gun. Editor’s Picks Tszyu is the highest-ranked
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions LYON, France — The forwards on the United States women’s national team have gotten much of the attention during the run to the Olympic gold medal game, but Naomi Girma — the ever-present
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For months, Tuesday’s Olympic men’s basketball knockout round had been marked as a much anticipated day for international basketball. It felt like a college
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals. After clinching victory,
Aug 6, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rudy Gobert is dealing with an undisclosed injury to his left ring finger but that wasn’t the only reason the star center came off the bench in Tuesday’s win over Canada at the Paris Olympics. France changed its starting lineup before the 82-73 win to reach
Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONWAY, S.C. — Tropical Storm Debby has chased Coastal Carolina‘s football team out of the state. The Chanticleers of the Sun Belt Conference have switched locations for training camp to North Carolina State about three hours away due to the storm. Debby is forecast
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — If there’s one thing Joel Embiid has learned during the Olympics, it’s the French can boo him but no one here can stop him
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2024, 02:12 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Another day, another brawl at joint practices between the Detroit Lions and New York
Jeff Kassouf Aug 6, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team’s identity is still one in progress, but Tuesday’s 2024 Olympic women’s soccer semifinal proved again that the Americans are a force on each end of the field. Even as Germany controlled the middle of the field against the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Richard Winton BBC Sport Scotland at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Paris 7 hours ago Jack Carlin knows the score by now. He knows what it’s like to stand on the podium listening to someone else’s anthem and wondering what
Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska offensive lineman Teddy Prochazka has suffered a season-ending knee injury for the third time in four years, coach Matt Rhule announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-10, 315-pound junior was in line to be the starting left tackle. He tore the anterior cruciate
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Brandt Snedeker, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company,
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Katie Falkingham BBC Sport Senior Journalist in Paris 1 hour ago Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull continued Great Britain’s medal-winning start at the Olympic velodrome with team sprint silver in Paris. In a repeat of
STANDING BAREFOOT IN her family’s backyard, 9-year-old Rose Zhang stared down at a bottlecap laying on the grass. She watched her father swing his seven iron and make contact with the bottlecap and thought, “I can do that.” She got the hang of it within minutes. Haibin Zhang saw his daughter’s natural talent for golf,
Aug 6, 2024, 10:34 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa have handed a first test start to flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, while number eight Elrigh Louw has been selected ahead of Kwagga Smith. Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 22, who can cover centre and fullback, has been given the
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfers’ performances in the four major championships, PGA Tour signature events and the FedEx Cup playoffs will carry the most weight in making next
Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Championship is back. The southern hemisphere’s Test-match showpiece returns to regular programming this year, with a full 12-game calendar that will be played across August and September under the “mini tour” format. That means that each team faces two away games against one country, two home games against another, and
India all-rounder Washington Sundar feels the must-win third and final ODI against Sri Lanka will provide them a big opportunity to counter the spin threat in challenging conditions and hold the team in good stead ahead of next year’s Champions Trophy. The Indian team is staring at its first bilateral ODI series defeat against the